| bunyavirus isolations from mosquitoes in the western canadian arctic. | strains of california encephalitis virus (snowshoe hare subtype) were isolated from 8 of 475 pools comprising 23 747 unengorged female mosquitoes of five species collected at three of six locations throughout the mackenzie valley of the northwest territories, canada, from latitudes 60 to 69 degrees n between 10 and 24 july 1976. minimum field infection rates included 1:2734 for aedes communis, 1:256 to 1:3662 for a. hexodontus and 1:911 to 1:1611 for a. punctor. northway virus was also isolated ... | 1977 | 18541 |
| bunyavirus development in arctic and aedes aegypti mosquitoes as revealed by glucose oxidase staining and immunofluorescence. | northway virus replication has been detected in salivary glands of wild-caught culiseta inornata and aedes communis mosquitoes from the western canadian arctic after incubation at 4 degrees c for 9 to 11 months, and after incubation at 13 degrees c for 3 to 4 months after they received virus by oral ingestion or intrathoracic injection. aedes hexodontus supported northway virus replication after incubation at 13 degrees c for one month after intrathoracic injection. aedes aegypti supported north ... | 1979 | 44464 |
| california encephalitis virus transmission by arctic and domestic mosquitoes. | a zero passage arctic mosquito isolate of california encephalitis (ce) virus (showshoe hare subtype) was transmitted by wild-caught aedes communis mosquitoes after 13 days incubation at 13 degrees and 23 degrees c, after 20 days incubation at 13 degrees c, when mosquitoes imbibed 1 mouse ld50 in a blood meal. transmission occurred after 20 days incubation at 13 degrees and 23 degrees c when mosquitoes were injected intrathoracially with 1 or 0.1 mouse ld50. virus was also transmitted by a. aegyp ... | 1977 | 336009 |
| transmission of northway and st. louis encephalitis viruses by arctic mosquitoes. | transmission of a canadian arctic isolate of northway virus has been demonstrated after incubation of arctic aedes communis mosquitoes at 13 degrees c for 27 days after intrathoracic injection of 300 plaque forming units of virus. replication has also been demonstrated after intrathoracic injection of domestic a. aegypti mosquitoes of this virus. virions of northway virus, 84--92 nm diameter were morphologically typical of a bunyavirus after propagation in salivary glands of a. communis or in ti ... | 1978 | 687117 |
| california encephalitis virus proliferation in yukon mosquitoes incubated at low temperatures. | replication of a subarctic bunyavirus, california encephalitis (snowshoe hare subtype), was detected in salivary glands and thoraces of wild-caught aedes communis mosquitoes from the yokon territory, after intrathoracic inoculation with 0.1 to 100 mouse ld50 virus, and incubation for 7 to 21 days throughout their viable temperature range of 0 to 23 degrees c. immunoperoxidase staining confirmed that viral replication occurred in the cytoplasm of acinar cells of salivary glands, both by ligh micr ... | 1976 | 963625 |
| mosquito-borne viruses in finland. | inkoo virus, the finnish representative of the california group, was isolated from a pool of aedes communis/punctor. it is distinguishable from tahyna, california encephalitis, trivittatus and melao viruses, but seems to be antigenically related to the jamestown canyon virus. the prevalence of inkoo antibodies increases towards the north in both human beings (16% to 69%) and cows (37% to 88%). inkoo antibodies are common also in other mammals of large size (reindeer, moose, foxes), less frequent ... | 1975 | 1207184 |
| vector roles of fennoscandian mosquitoes attracted to mammals, birds and frogs. | 1. mosquitoes were sampled with five suction traps, from may to october 1983, at a forest site in south-central sweden. 2. twenty-three species of mosquitoes were identified among the total of 3108 females collected: 4% of them in an unbaited trap, 3% in a trap baited with two frogs, 24% with a guinea-pig, 28% with a hen and 40% in a trap baited with a rabbit. 3. the dominant species of culicidae trapped were 39% aedes communis (de geer), 21% ae. cinereus meigen, 14% coquillettidia richiardii (f ... | 1990 | 1983455 |
| isolation of jamestown canyon virus from boreal aedes mosquitoes from the sierra nevada of california. | more than 28,000 mosquitoes in four genera were collected from high elevation (greater than or equal to 1,000 m) areas of california during 1988-89 and tested for virus by plaque assay in vero cells. viruses were serogrouped by enzyme immunoassay and serotyped by cross-neutralization. six strains of jamestown canyon virus in the california serogroup were isolated from three species of boreal aedes in the aedes communis group of the subgenus ochlerotatus. all isolates were from mosquitoes collect ... | 1991 | 2035746 |
| immunization of rabbits with mosquito bites: immunoblot analysis of igg antimosquito antibodies in rabbit and man. | rabbits immunized with 50-60 aedes communis mosquito bites developed igg antibodies recognizing a 21.5-kd mosquito antigen detected by the immunoblot technique. this protein seems to be a major immunogen in the saliva of a. communis mosquitoes. studies on 60 human sera revealed that igg antibodies recognizing the 21.5-kd antigen occurred in about 50% of young children and adults but were not found in the sera of 20 unexposed infants. the present immunoblot method allows further characterization ... | 1990 | 2086484 |
| incrimination of aedes provocans as a vector of jamestown canyon virus in an enzootic focus of northeastern new york. | a 2-year field study was conducted in southern saratoga county, new york, to determine which species of the aedes communis group mosquitoes were potential vectors of jamestown canyon (jc) virus. a total of 23,890 mosquitoes (890 pools) were processed for virus isolation in 1988-89, yielding 17 jc virus isolates from ae. provocans and one isolate each from ae. communis, ae. intrudens and ae. punctor. minimum field infection rates (mfir) and daily mfirs as high as 1:219 and 1:38, respectively, wer ... | 1990 | 2230781 |
| the residual effect of temephos (abate 4-e) on nontarget communities. | the impact of mosquito control on nontarget organisms using abate-4-e was investigated in terms of immediate mortality and residual activity. three 10 year old, man-made ponds having similar community structures and population densities were studied. the residual activity, determined by bioassays with 4th instar aedes communis, was significantly longer in a relatively cooler pond. populations of copepods and cladocera took longer to return to control densities in that same pond. the role played ... | 1987 | 2462615 |
| [isolation of the tahyña bunyavirus in the arctic]. | tahyna virus (bunyaviridae, bunyavirus, the california encephalitis complex) was isolated from aedes communis complex mosquitoes collected at the border of the north-taiga landscape zone (in latitude 68 degrees north and longitude 33 degrees east) at the kolsky peninsula (the murmansk region). the leiv-9843 mur strain was isolated from 2.4 thousand mosquitoes collected there (altogether 3.8 thousand mosquitoes had been collected in the murmansk region). this is the first isolation in the ussr of ... | 1985 | 2937203 |
| california encephalitis virus endemicity in the yukon territory, 1972. | sera from 218 of 1574 (14%) small mammals collected in the yukon territory between 14 may and 13 august 1972 neutralized a yukon strain of california encephalitis virus (snowshoe-hare subtype). these included 133 of 319 (42%) snowshoe hares (lepus americanus), 84 of 1243 (7%) ground squirrels (citellus undulatus) and 1 of 12 (8%) tree squirrels (tamiasciurus hudsonicus). california encephalitis virus (snow-shoe hare subtype) was isolated from four pools of unengorged aedes communis mosquitoes co ... | 1973 | 4146347 |
| activity of california encephalitis group viruses in entrelacs (province of quebec, canada). | during the summer of 1979, indicator rabbits were placed in three sites in entrelacs (laurentian area, province of quebec) and mosquitoes were collected in order to monitor arbovirus activity in the area. eight seroconversions to california encephalitis (ce) group viruses were detected in rabbits during june, july, and august. twenty-five strains identified as members of the ce group were isolated: 3 were obtained from viremic rabbit sera, 1 from adult aedes communis reared in the laboratory fro ... | 1982 | 6126267 |
| yukon isolates of snowshoe hare virus, 1972-1982. | bunyaviruses including 53 strains of snowshoe hare (ssh) and 4 of northway (nor) were isolated from 132,428 unengorged adult female mosquitoes of 7 species collected throughout the boreal forest of the yukon territory and open woodland terrain in the mackenzie valley, northwest territories, canada during 8 of 11 arctic summers from 1972 through 1982. isolations of ssh virus were also achieved from mosquito larvae during 1974 and 1975. percentage virus infection rates of important vectors were ae ... | 1983 | 6135219 |
| isolation of karelian fever agent from aedes communis mosquitoes. | | 1984 | 6147473 |
| passive transfer of cutaneous mosquito-bite hypersensitivity by ige anti-saliva antibodies. | mosquito bites frequently cause cutaneous wheal and flare reactions, and recent immunoblotting studies have shown specific anti-saliva ige antibodies in many persons who have such reactions. | 1994 | 7525679 |
| isolations of jamestown canyon virus (bunyaviridae: california serogroup) from mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in the western united states, 1990-1992. | nearly 80,000 immature and adult mosquitoes in three genera were collected in high-elevation (> 1,000 m) areas of california (68,229), nevada (3,721), oregon (5,918), and washington (1,629) during 1990-1992 and tested for virus as adult males or females in 1,799 pools. collections comprised primarily alpine aedes in the aedes communis (de geer) group of the subgenus ochlerotatus. thirteen strains of jamestown canyon (jc) virus were recovered by plaque assay in vero cell culture from three member ... | 1993 | 7903698 |
| are we really allergic to mosquito bites? | most, if not all, people are sensitized to mosquito bites in childhood. cutaneous symptoms include immediate wheal-and-flare reactions and delayed bite papules, which tend to be more severe at the onset of the mosquito season. systemic reactions to mosquito bites are, however, very rare. recent immunoblot studies have demonstrated ige antibodies to aedes communis mosquito saliva 22 and 36 kd proteins. this confirms that specific sensitization occurs in man and indicates that mosquito-bite wheali ... | 1994 | 7946248 |
| frequent occurrence of ige and igg4 antibodies against saliva of aedes communis and aedes aegypti mosquitoes in children. | we examined the prevalence of ige and igg4 class antibodies to the saliva of aedes communis and aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the sera of three groups of exposed children using a sensitive immunoblot method. the frequencies of ige antibodies to the major 36-kd a. communis and a. aegypti saliva antigens ranged from 82 to 90% in the 20 finnish, 17 kenyan, and 20 mexican children. the corresponding igg4 antibody frequencies were 85, 41, and 20%, respectively. the nonexposed 20 icelandic children did ... | 1994 | 8038615 |
| detection of mosquito saliva-specific ige and igg4 antibodies by immunoblotting. | ige and igg subclass antibodies against aedes communis mosquito saliva were studied by immunoblotting in 12 adults with immediate and/or delayed skin reactions to mosquito bites. four antigenic proteins, with molecular weights of 22, 30, 36, and 64 kd, were found in the mosquito saliva. almost all subjects (11 of 12) had anti-mosquito saliva-specific ige antibodies directed against the 36 kd protein. the igg antibody response appeared to be restricted mostly to igg4 (11 of 12) and igg1 (8 of 11) ... | 1994 | 8151057 |
| systematics of mosquito disease vectors (diptera, culicidae): impact of molecular biology and cladistic analysis. | the field of medical entomology, by nature of its association with problems of human health, has been conservative in its application of molecular and computer technologies to systematic research. recently, however, these methods have opened new interpretations for systematics of disease vectors. medically important insects, particularly mosquitoes, are among those more thoroughly described by conventional taxonomy, and thereby provide a secure framework for testing congruencies with molecular d ... | 1997 | 9017898 |
| characterization of aedes communis, aedes aegypti and anopheles stephensi mosquito saliva antigens by immunoblotting. | mosquito bites cause immediate wheals and delayed bite papules in sensitized subjects having saliva-specific ige and igg4 antibodies. at present, mosquito saliva antigens are not well characterized. | 1997 | 9030098 |
| seasonal increase in human ige and igg4 antisaliva antibodies to aedes mosquito bites. | mosquito bite-sensitive subjects frequently have circulating ige and igg4 antibodies to aedes mosquito saliva proteins. | 1997 | 9414141 |
| [distribution of viruses from the californian encephalitis serogroup (bunyaviridae, bunyavirus) in the northern expanses of russia]. | the study was carried out in 1983-1991 and covered a territory of about 10 x 10(6) km2 in various physico-geographic areas (east fennoscandia, northern russian plain, west siberia, central siberia, north-eastern siberia, and northern pacific region) in the arctic, subarctic, northern-central-southern taiga, forest-steppe, and steppe in northern russia. a total of 251 strains were isolated from 1391,900 mosquitoes, identified as the california group snowshoe hare (83), inkoo (44), and tahyna (2) ... | 1997 | 9424850 |
| [circulation of viruses of the california serocomplex (bunyaviridae, bunyavirus) in the central and southern parts of the russian plain]. | seventy strains of california group viruses were isolated in the central and southern territories of the russian plain situated in the southern taiga, mixed forest, broad-leaved forest, forest-steppe, steppe, and semiarid zones. sixty-three of these were isolated from 873,300 mosquitoes, 4 from patients, and 3 from rodents. 57.1% of strains were isolated from aedes communis and the associated species, 28.5% from aedes excrucians and associated species, and rarely from other mosquito species. the ... | 1998 | 9559528 |
| hypersensitivity to chironomid larvae. | chironomid larvae (red midge larvae) are often used by aquarists as fish food. their hemoglobins can cause ige-mediated allergic diseases in exposed and unexposed people. the aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of positive skin tests to chironomids in patients suffering from rhinitis and/or bronchial asthma in ciudad real (spain). a total of 465 patients were submitted to skin prick tests with chironomids in addition to common inhalant allergens. the patients with positive skin pric ... | 1998 | 9777536 |
| mosquito bite hypersensitivity. | we report a patient who experienced systemic anaphylaxis after several mosquito bites. the skin tests were positive, by prick and intradermal tests, with two species of common mosquito (aedes communis and culex pipiens) and also with red midge larvae (chironomus). specific ige against aedes communis was demonstrated. we carried out sds-page and immunoblotting with whole body extracts of aedes communis and culex pipiens and with red midge larvae. the immunoblotting results showed specific ige aga ... | 1998 | 9885733 |
| serum sickness-like syndrome due to mosquito bite. | local inflammatory reactions at the site of a mosquito bite are frequent. immediate systemic reactions have occasionally been reported. the first case of a patient with relapsing episodes of a serum sickness-like syndrome following mosquito bites is reported herein. a 62-year-old patient came to the emergency room complaining of sudden malaise, chills, fever, headache, cervical lymph node enlargement, arthromyalgia, generalized purpura and leukopenia 6 h after a mosquito bite. he had experienced ... | 1999 | 10412682 |
| field evaluation of deet and a piperidine repellent against aedes communis (diptera: culicidae) and simulium venustum (diptera: simuliidae) in the adirondack mountains of new york. | repellent efficacy of n,n-diethyl-3-methyl-benzamide (deet), the piperidine, 1-[3-cyclohexen-1-ylcarbonyl]-2-methylpiperidine (ai3-37220), and a 1:1 ratio of deet + ai3-37220 were evaluated topically (0.25 mg/cm2 applied in ethanol solution) on human volunteers against the mosquito aedes communis (degeer) and the black fly simulium venustum say. the average repellency of all three formulations was > 95% at 4 h. for both mosquitoes and black flies, deet alone provided < 90% protection at 6 h, whe ... | 2000 | 11126550 |
| species composition and seasonal dynamics of mosquito larvae in the wrocław, poland area. | a total of 13,214 larvae specimens representing eight species (culex pipiens, culiseta annulata, ochlerotatus cantans, ochlerotatus communis, ochlerotatus excrucians, ochlerotatus sticticus, aedes vexans, and anopheles maculipennis) from twelve sampling places in the wrocław area in poland were collected between may and october, 1998-2000. the development rate of each mosquito species depended on hydrological types and various plant communities in water bodies. the water quality (temperature, ph ... | 2003 | 14714675 |
| efficacy and safety of specific immunotherapy to mosquito bites. | adverse effects of mosquito bites are often very unpleasant and need a treatment. | 2004 | 15180354 |
| possible ecology and epidemiology of medically important mosquito-borne arboviruses in great britain. | nine different arboviruses are known to be transmitted by, or associated with, mosquitoes in europe, and several (west nile, sindbis and tahyna viruses) are reported to cause outbreaks of human disease. although there have been no reported human cases in great britain (gb), there have been no published in-depth serological surveys for evidence of human infection. this paper investigates the ecological and entomological factors that could influence or restrict transmission of these viruses in gb, ... | 2007 | 16893487 |
| an insight into immunogenic salivary proteins of anopheles gambiae in african children. | during blood feeding, the mosquito injects saliva into the vertebrate host. this saliva contains bioactive components which may play a role in pathogen transmission and in host-vector relationships by inducing an immune response in the vertebrate host. the evaluation of human immune responses to arthropod bites might also represent a research direction for assessing individual exposure to the bite of a malaria vector. | 2007 | 17550586 |
| prevalence and protein specificity of human antibodies to inkoo virus infection. | inkoo virus (inkv), a member of the california serogroup orthobunyaviruses, is circulating widely in northern europe. although the virus was discovered over 40 years ago, the disease associations and immune responses in human infection are poorly characterized. we first developed an immunofluorescence assay (ifa) for the detection of inkv antibodies in humans, and then we studied a panel of 1,292 sera in patients with a febrile illness in finland. we found four acute (immunoglobulin m [igm] posi ... | 2007 | 17942611 |
| host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in connecticut, u.s.a.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of aedes, anopheles, culex, coquillettidia, psorophora, and uranotaenia. | we evaluated the blood-feeding patterns in several mosquito species that may serve as vectors of disease agents in the northeastern united states. blood-fed mosquitoes were collected from 91 different sites throughout connecticut over a 6-yr period (june-october 2002-2007), and the host-feeding patterns of 23 mosquito species representing six genera were examined by using a polymerase chain reaction-based assay and sequencing portions of the cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial dna. this study was ... | 2008 | 19058640 |
| vectors and transmission dynamics for setaria tundra (filarioidea; onchocercidae), a parasite of reindeer in finland. | abstract: | 2009 | 19126197 |
| human igg response to a salivary peptide, gsg6-p1, as a new immuno-epidemiological tool for evaluating low-level exposure to anopheles bites. | human populations exposed to low malaria transmission present particular severe risks of malaria morbidity and mortality. in addition, in a context of low-level exposure to anopheles vector, conventional entomological methods used for sampling anopheles populations are insufficiently sensitive and probably under-estimate the real risk of malaria transmission. the evaluation of antibody (ab) responses to arthropod salivary proteins constitutes a novel tool for estimating exposure level to insect ... | 2009 | 19674487 |
| a case of hypersensitivity to mosquito bite associated with epstein-barr viral infection and natural killer cell lymphocytosis. | hypersensitivity to mosquito bites (hmb) is a disorder characterized by a necrotic skin reaction and generalized symptoms subsequent to mosquito bites. it has been suggested that hmb is associated with chronic epstein-barr virus (ebv) infection and natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma. we describe here a korean child who had hmb associated with chronic ebv infection and natural killer cell lymphocytosis. a 5-yr-old boy was suffered from necrotic skin lesions on the right ear lobe. type a eb vir ... | 2010 | 20119592 |
| blood feeding patterns of mosquitoes: random or structured? | abstract: | 2010 | 20205866 |
| the impact of larval and adult dietary restriction on lifespan, reproduction and growth in the mosquito aedes aegypti. | dietary restriction extends lifespan in many organisms, but little is known about how it affects hematophagous arthropods. we demonstrated that diet restriction during either larval or adult stages extends aedes aegypti lifespan. a. aegypti females fed either single or no blood meals survived 30-40% longer than those given weekly blood meals. however, mosquitoes given weekly blood meals produced far more eggs. to minimize reproduction's impact on lifespan, adult mosquitoes were fed artificial bl ... | 2010 | 20451597 |
| detection of francisella tularensis in alaskan mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) and assessment of a laboratory model for transmission. | tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the category a bioterrorism agent francisella tularensis. in scandinavia, tularemia transmission by mosquitoes has been widely cited in the literature. we tested >2,500 mosquitoes captured in alaska and found francisella dna in 30% of pooled samples. to examine the potential for transmission of francisella by mosquitoes, we developed a mosquito model of francisella infection. larvae of anopheles gambiae giles and aedes aegypti (l.) readily ingest f. tula ... | 2010 | 20695280 |
| transstadial transmission of francisella tularensis holarctica in mosquitoes, sweden. | in sweden, human cases of tularemia caused by francisella tularensis holarctica are assumed to be transmitted by mosquitoes, but how mosquito vectors acquire and transmit the bacterium is not clear. to determine how transmission of this bacterium occurs, mosquito larvae were collected in an area where tularemia is endemic, brought to the laboratory, and reared to adults in their original pond water. screening of adult mosquitoes by real-time pcr demonstrated f. tularensis lpna sequences in 14 of ... | 2011 | 21529386 |
| [swarming and mating of aedes communis mosquitoes in nature]. | the date of the beginning of mating behaviour in males and females, the rate of insemination and the increasing of bloodsucking activity of females were studied in natural environments. over 80% of females mated on the 3-4th day after emergence; after fertilization their behaviour changed from looking for males for coupling to looking for ones for a prey. the male swarming began on the 5th day after emergence and simultaneously the appearance of inseminated females was observed. the places of ma ... | 2011 | 3174178 |
| new state records for aedes communis and aedes punctor in connecticut. | | 2012 | 3507517 |
| implication of haematophagous arthropod salivary proteins in host-vector interactions. | the saliva of haematophagous arthropods contains an array of anti-haemostatic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory molecules that contribute to the success of the blood meal. the saliva of haematophagous arthropods is also involved in the transmission and the establishment of pathogens in the host and in allergic responses. this survey provides a comprehensive overview of the pharmacological activity and immunogenic properties of the main salivary proteins characterised in various haematophag ... | 2011 | 21951834 |
| ontology for vector surveillance and management. | ontologies, which are made up by standardized and defined controlled vocabulary terms and their interrelationships, are comprehensive and readily searchable repositories for knowledge in a given domain. the open biomedical ontologies (obo) foundry was initiated in 2001 with the aims of becoming an "umbrella" for life-science ontologies and promoting the use of ontology development best practices. a software application (obo-edit; *.obo file format) was developed to facilitate ontology developmen ... | 2013 | 23427646 |
| host-feeding patterns of mosquito species in germany. | mosquito-borne pathogens are of growing importance in many countries of europe including germany. at the same time, the transmission cycles of most mosquito-borne pathogens (e.g. viruses or filarial parasites) are not completely understood. there is especially a lack of knowledge about the vector capacity of the different mosquito species, which is strongly influenced by their host-feeding patterns. while this kind of information is important to identify the relevant vector species, e.g. to dire ... | 2016 | 27259984 |
| acute human inkoo and chatanga virus infections, finland. | inkoo virus (inkv) and chatanga virus (chatv), which are circulating in finland, are mosquitoborne california serogroup orthobunyaviruses that have a high seroprevalence among humans. worldwide, inkv infection has been poorly described, and chatv infection has been unknown. using serum samples collected in finland from 7,961 patients suspected of having viral neurologic disease or puumala virus infection during the summers of 2001-2013, we analyzed the samples to detect california serogroup infe ... | 2016 | 27088268 |
| francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica occurs in swedish mosquitoes, persists through the developmental stages of laboratory-infected mosquitoes and is transmissible during blood feeding. | in sweden, mosquitoes are considered the major vectors of the bacterium francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, which causes tularaemia. the aim of this study was to investigate whether mosquitoes acquire the bacterium as aquatic larvae and transmit the disease as adults. mosquitoes sampled in a swedish area where tularaemia is endemic (örebro) were positive for the presence of f. tularensis deoxyribonucleic acid throughout the summer. presence of the clinically relevant f. tularensis subsp. h ... | 2013 | 24057273 |
| current status of invasive mosquito surveillance in the uk. | non-native invasive mosquitoes have for many years made incursions into europe, and are now established in many european countries. the continued european importation of potential vectors and their expansion within europe increases their potential for importation and establishment in the uk. coupled with increasing numbers of returning dengue and chikungunya infected travellers, the potential exists for transmission of vector borne disease in new regions. | 2015 | 26122427 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors of inkoo virus in northern sweden. | the mosquito-borne inkoo virus (inkv) is a member of the california serogroup in the family bunyaviridae, genus orthobunyavirus these viruses are associated with fever and encephalitis, although inkv infections are not usually reported and the incidence is largely unknown. the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of anti-inkv antibodies and associated risk factors in humans living in northern sweden. seroprevalence was investigated using the world health organization monitoring of tr ... | 2016 | 26928830 |
| impacts of the creation, expansion and management of english wetlands on mosquito presence and abundance - developing strategies for future disease mitigation. | the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases is increasing in europe, partly due to the incursion of a number of invasive species known to be vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses, but also due to the involvement of native species in the transmission of west nile virus and malaria. for some of these pathogens, there is a risk of the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases that were once widespread in europe, but declined partly due to large-scale land-drainage projects. some mosquito species explo ... | 2015 | 25889666 |
| capacity of mosquitoes to transmit malaria depends on larval environment. | adult traits of holometabolous insects such as reproduction and survival can be shaped by conditions experienced during larval development. these "carry-over" effects influence not only individual life history and fitness, but can also impact interactions between insect hosts and parasites. despite this, the implications of larval conditions for the transmission of human, wildlife and plant diseases that are vectored by insects remain poorly understood. | 2014 | 25496502 |
| mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) and their relevance as disease vectors in the city of vienna, austria. | mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) are important vectors for a wide range of pathogenic organisms. as large parts of the human population in developed countries live in cities, the occurrence of vector-borne diseases in urban areas is of particular interest for epidemiologists and public health authorities. in this study, we investigated the mosquito occurrence in the city of vienna, austria, in order to estimate the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. mosquitoes were captured using di ... | 2014 | 25468380 |
| european surveillance for west nile virus in mosquito populations. | a wide range of arthropod-borne viruses threaten both human and animal health either through their presence in europe or through risk of introduction. prominent among these is west nile virus (wnv), primarily an avian virus, which has caused multiple outbreaks associated with human and equine mortality. endemic outbreaks of west nile fever have been reported in italy, greece, france, romania, hungary, russia and spain, with further spread expected. most outbreaks in western europe have been due ... | 2013 | 24157510 |
| evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic stegomyia albopicta from cambodia. | orientation of haematophagous insects towards a potential host is largely mediated by kairomones that, in some groups or species may include chemicals produced during feeding by the insects themselves, the so called 'invitation' effect. | 2014 | 25015104 |
| immunogenicity and serological cross-reactivity of saliva proteins among different tsetse species. | tsetse are vectors of pathogenic trypanosomes, agents of human and animal trypanosomiasis in africa. components of tsetse saliva (sialome) are introduced into the mammalian host bite site during the blood feeding process and are important for tsetse's ability to feed efficiently, but can also influence disease transmission and serve as biomarkers for host exposure. we compared the sialome components from four tsetse species in two subgenera: subgenus morsitans: glossina morsitans morsitans (gmm) ... | 2015 | 26313460 |
| field evaluation of four widely used mosquito traps in central europe. | to monitor adult mosquitoes several trapping devices are available. these are differently constructed and use various mechanisms for mosquito attraction, thus resulting in different trapping sensitivities and efficacies for the various species. mosquito monitoring and surveillance programs in europe use various types of mosquito traps, but only a few comparisons have been conducted so far. this study compared the performance of four commercial trapping devices, which are commonly used in europe. | 2014 | 24924481 |
| integrative taxonomy for continental-scale terrestrial insect observations. | although 21(st) century ecology uses unprecedented technology at the largest spatio-temporal scales in history, the data remain reliant on sound taxonomic practices that derive from 18(th) century science. the importance of accurate species identifications has been assessed repeatedly and in instances where inappropriate assignments have been made there have been costly consequences. the national ecological observatory network (neon) will use a standardized system based upon an integrative taxon ... | 2012 | 22666362 |
| lack of evidence for the presence of schmallenberg virus in mosquitoes in germany, 2011. | in 2011, a novel orthobunyavirus of the simbu serogroup was discovered near the german-dutch border and named schmallenberg virus (sbv). so far, sbv genome has been detected in various field-collected culicoides species; however, other members of the simbu serogroup are also transmitted by mosquitoes. | 2014 | 25174354 |
| roles of host species, geographic separation, and isolation in the seroprevalence of jamestown canyon and snowshoe hare viruses in newfoundland. | california serogroup viruses, including jamestown canyon virus (jcv) and snowshoe hare virus (sshv), are mosquito-borne members of the bunyaviridae family and are endemic across north america. these arboviruses are potential pathogens which occasionally cause neuroinvasive disease in humans and livestock. a neutralization assay was used to document jcv and sshv seroprevalence using blood collected from a variety of domestic and wildlife host species. these species were sampled in an island setti ... | 2012 | 22798366 |
| igg1 and igg4 antibody responses to the anopheles gambiae salivary protein gsg6 in the sympatric ethnic groups mossi and fulani in a malaria hyperhendemic area of burkina faso. | human antibody response to the anopheles gambiae salivary protein gsg6 has recently emerged as a potentially useful tool for malaria epidemiological studies and for the evaluation of vector control interventions. however, the current understanding of the host immune response to mosquito salivary proteins and of the possible crosstalk with early response to plasmodium parasites is still very limited. we report here the analysis of igg1 and igg4 subclasses among anti-gsg6 igg responders belonging ... | 2014 | 24760038 |
| vernal keratoconjunctivitis in school children in rwanda and its association with socio-economic status: a population-based survey. | vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc) is an allergic eye disease and an important cause of hospital referral among children in africa and asia. hospital-based studies have suggested a role for parasites in its pathogenesis. to determine the prevalence and risk factors for vkc in central africa, we conducted a nested population-based case control study in rwanda, involving randomly selected primary schools from different environments (rural/urban) and climate. a prevalence of vkc of 4.0% (95% confide ... | 0 | 21976577 |
| towards evidence based emergency medicine: best bets from the manchester royal infirmary. oral antihistamines for insect bites. | | 0 | 16921091 |
| efficacy of plant extracts and oils as mosquito repellents. | some natural products, extract of achillea millefolium (yarrow), birch/pine tar-, citronella-, clove-, eucalyptus-, geranium-, lavender-, lily of the valley- and peppermint oils have been tested for repellency in the laboratory against aedes aegypti and in the field predominantly against aedes communis and a. cinereus. the laboratory tests showed that yarrow extract exhibited a similar repellency as the reference substances n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide and n,n-diethyl-mandelic acid amide. a good repe ... | 1998 | 23195905 |
| hyperparasitism of mosquitoes by water mite larvae. | hyperparasitism of ectoparasitic water mite larvae on mosquitoes is still a neglected relationship and was investigated only in a few studies. we analysed 2313 female mosquitoes from six different sampling localities with regard to their degree of parasitism with water mite larvae. in total, we found 38 mosquito individuals parasitized by 93 water mite larvae, ranging from 1 to 12 larvae per mosquito. water mite larvae detected are members of the two species parathyas cf. barbigera (n = 92) and ... | 2015 | 25899329 |
| mosquito allergy in children: clinical features and limitation of commercially-available diagnostic tests. | to determine the clinical features of mosquito allergy in children and the ability of commercially available mosquito allergy tests to detect children with mosquito allergy in thailand. | 2017 | 28364407 |
| [fauna and ecology of blood-sucking mosquitoes (culicidae) in the northern taiga of the sverdlovsk region]. | 20 species of blood-sucking mosquitoes were recorded from the northern taiga of ural (the northern part of the sverdlovsk region): 15 species of the genus aedes, 2 species of culex, 2 species of culiseta and 1 species of anopheles. larvae of aedes occur in masse in small temporary water bodies. in summer after rains larvae of culiseta and culex as well as some species of aedes appear. in may overhibernated culiseta alaskaensis, c. bergrothi and an. maculipennis begin the flight of mosquitoes. th ... | 2007 | 6133261 |
| [detection of a new species of mermithid, culicimermis culicivora sp. n., in aedes communis de geer mosquitoes in the buryat assr]. | | 2009 | 683132 |
| amblyospora khaliulini (microsporidia: amblyosporidae): investigations on its life cycle and ecology in aedes communis (diptera: culicidae) and acanthocyclops vernalis (copepoda: cyclopidae) with redescription of the species. | a multi-year study was conducted to examine the natural ecology of the microsporidium amblyospora khaliulini and more fully characterize parasite development and histopathology in all stages of its primary mosquito host, aedes communis and intermediate copepod host, acanthocyclops vernalis with redescription of the species. a. khaliulini exhibits polymorphic development, produces three morphologically and functionally distinct spores, and is both horizontally and vertically transmitted. developm ... | 2017 | 29128528 |
| [ecological characteristics and distribution of the mosquito aedes communis (de geer, 1776) in the northwestern part of european russia]. | according to recent data, aedes communis is a polytopic species inhabiting both zonal and intrazonal biotopes. it has a wide holarctic nemoral-tundra-steppe range, which can be characterized as european-asiatic-north-american. in the north-west of the european part of russia, a. communis occurs in early spring and summer, being a monocyclic species. it is distributed everywhere, both in zones of tundra and forest-tundra and in all taiga subzones. aedes communis is a psychrophilic species, but at ... | 2011 | 21309150 |
| [species composition and ecological peculiarities of the blood-sucking mosquito genus ochlerotatus (communis species group) (diptera: culicidae) of the novgorod province]. | eleven mosquito species of the communis species group (genus ochlerotatus, family culicidae) were found in the novgorod province as a result of nine-year investigations (1996-2004). ochlerotatus impiger, o. nigrinus, and o. sticticus are recorded in the novgorod province for the first time. | 2007 | 17722643 |
| mosquitoes of grand teton national park, teton county, wyoming, usa. | an inventory of the mosquitoes of grand teton national park and the john d. rockefeller, jr. memorial parkway was conducted during 1998 and 2000. twenty-five culicid species belonging to 3 genera and 5 subgenera were recorded. this is the 1st substantive effort to record the mosquito fauna of this national park since its establishment in 1929. collection of specimens of ochlerotatus communis and ochlerotatus nevadensis from the same larval site supports the species status of oc. nevadensis. | 2001 | 11804462 |
| treatment of mosquito bites with ebastine: a field trial. | wealing and pruritic, long-lasting papules are a common nuisance from mosquito bites. antihistamines can be expected to decrease wealing, but their effect on the delayed bite symptoms needs to be elucidated. we studied the effect of ebastine in 28 mosquito-bite sensitive adult subjects exposed to aedes communis bites in the field. ebastine 20 mg and placebo were given for 4 days in a cross-over fashion, and the size of the bite lesion and the intensity of pruritus (visual analogue scale) were me ... | 2012 | 10877131 |
| [round table: urticaria caused by arthropod bites and stings (excluding hymenoptera)]. | adverse reactions to arthropod bites (hymenoptera excluded) can be faced with systemic reactions and local reaction. among the numerous families of arthropods the species most commonly responsible are mosquitoes,. flea, horsefly and tick. in this article we explain the characteristics of reaction caused by arthropods and the mechanisms proposed. an ige mechanism is incriminated in severe anaphylactic reactions. various mechanisms have been proposed for local reactions. in order to know the incid ... | 2017 | 10354013 |
| [the duration of embryogenesis in mosquitoes of the genus aedes]. | the duration of embryogenesis was determined in 12 mono- and polycyclic types of aedes mosquitos in the mid-russia and eastern siberia at laboratory temperatures of 24-25 degrees c. it was ascertained that larval formation in the egg occurred in aedes communis within 5-8 days, in ae. cantans within 5-7 days, in ae.dorsalis within 3-6 days, and in ae.vexans within 4-6 days. | 2009 | 8596503 |
| treatment of mosquito bites with cetirizine. | eighteen adult subjects sensitive to mosquito bites participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study with 10 mg cetirizine. the drug was given prophylactically and the subjects were then exposed to bites of aedes communis mosquitoes in the field. bite lesions were measured and pruritus was scored with a visual analogue scale at 15 min, 60 min, 12 hr and 24 hr. cetirizine significantly decreased immediate wealing and pruritus and, interestingly, also had a clear effect on the delayed 12 h ... | 1993 | 8094995 |
| cutaneous reactivity to mosquito bites: effect of cetirizine and development of anti-mosquito antibodies. | cutaneous reactivity to mosquito bites was examined in 27 adult volunteers exposed to aedes communis mosquitoes. twenty-three subjects showed a combination of immediate wealing and delayed bite-papules, two subjects each experienced only immediate or delayed cutaneous reactions and two were non-responsive to the bites. the mean size of wealing and the mean score of pruritus was similar in 19 non-atopic and in eight atopic volunteers. these results confirm that normal subjects exhibit different s ... | 1991 | 1683811 |
| evaluation of fenoxycarb against spring aedes mosquitoes in massachusetts. | the insect growth regulator, fenoxycarb, when applied at 0.06 kg ai/ha (0.05 lb ai/acre) as 1% sand granules was highly effective (97.5% corrected mortality) against aedes communis, ae. stimulans and ae. canadensis in snowmelt pools in massachusetts, and 100% effective against ae. abserratus in an insectary study. no larval mortality owing to fenoxycarb treatment was observed, and most mortality occurred in the pupal stage as opposed to aborted adult emergence. | 1990 | 2098484 |
| daily survivorship of adult aedes communis in a high mountain environment in california. | using mark-release-recapture methods and linear regression analysis, daily survivorship for 3 groups of aedes communis in a high mountain environment in the sierra nevada of california were estimated to be 0.90, 0.91 and 0.88, respectively. multiple recaptures of marked females were made for up to 33 days after release. precise estimates were not made of gonotrophic cycle lengths. however, parity data, based on dissections of samples of marked and unmarked females, suggest the length of gonotrop ... | 1990 | 2098474 |
| nectar feeding activity of aedes mosquitoes, with special reference to aedes communis females. | a total of 5,721 mosquitoes (6% males) of 16 species were collected with an aerial net, when attracted to the investigator, during may-august 1984 at 2 sites in central sweden. the majority of the mosquitoes collected (63%) were aedes communis. aedes communis females at both localities showed peak flight activity at evening twilight. at one site, a diel pattern of nectar feeding was correlated with host seeking activity; at the other site no correlation was found. seasonal differences in mean fr ... | 1990 | 2230777 |
| [territorial migration of female aedes communis de geer, ae. punctor kirby and ae. pionips dyar mosquitoes. 1. a method of tagging with luminescent dusts and and its use for research on mosquito flight into a population center in the central taiga]. | | 2015 | 3448480 |
| report of radionuclides in aedes communis pupae from central sweden, 1986. | | 1987 | 3504919 |
| swarming and mating of univoltine aedes mosquitoes in the laboratory. | swarming is a requisite for mating in populations of aedes communis and ae. stimulans in maine. swarming can be induced in a large, walk-in cage in the laboratory by proper control of humidity, temperature and light. the act of mating appears to be controlled by the behavior of the females and is usually completed during flight. receptive females may vary in age from 5 to 12 days. the physiological conditions that give rise to receptive females are unknown. field studies suggest that numerous un ... | 1986 | 3507505 |
| adult dispersal of aedes communis using giemsa self-marking. | | 1986 | 3507476 |
| [characteristics of the biology of aedes communis deg. (1776), (diptera, culicidae)]. | | 2009 | 6843490 |
| [autogeny in populations of blood-sucking mosquitoes (culicidae) on the southern yamal]. | after three-year studies a degree of autogeny in populations of aedes communis. a. pullatus and a. hexodontus was defined. in various seasons a share of autogenous females in a. communis was stable enough amounting to 30-37%. at the same time considerable variations in the degree of autogeny in some micropopulations of this species were observed. variations in the ratio between autogenous and non-autogenous individuals reflect a dissimilar effect of varied combinations of ecological factors upon ... | 2007 | 6126854 |
| [fertilization and autogenous development of the ovaries in females of natural populations of aedes hexodontus dyar and aedes communis de geer (aikhal, iakutsk assr, 1968)]. | | 2013 | 1264024 |
| sibling species delimitation in the aedes communis (degeer) aggregate (diptera: culicidae). | | 1973 | 4779817 |
| mosquitoes: comparative serology of four species of aedes (ochlerotatus). | antigens of female adult aedes communis (deg.), a. punctor (kby.), a. trichurus (dyar), and a. excrucians (walk.) were compared by precipitin tests. there is a wider divergence among species than is indicated by external comparative morphology. | 1963 | 17757063 |
| aedes communis reactivity is associated with bee venom hypersensitivity: an in vitro and in vivo study. | mosquito bite is usually followed by a local reaction, but severe or systemic reaction may, in rare cases, occur. allergic reactions to aedes communis (ac) may be underestimated due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools. in this multicenter study, 205 individuals reporting large local reactions to ac were enrolled and studied for cutaneous or ige reactivity to ac, blattella germanica, penaeus monodon, and dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. extract and molecular ige reactivity to bees, wasps, hor ... | 2018 | 29788016 |